Background Of Home Health Documentation
The home-based health industry faces heavy documentation requirements and needs faster point-of-care data entry with better data accuracy. OASIS is a standardized data set required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for every covered home health patient. Hundreds of data points are collected for each patient, including. Their degree of independence in activities of daily living, diagnoses, medications, and demographics
Home health agencies send this data to CMS, which determines reimbursement, star ratings, and value-based purchasing scores. Providing accurate OASIS data is challenging due to the complexity and many questions. OASIS documentation time, not including patient-facing time, ranges from about. 45 to 90 minutes per patient, depending on the complexity of the case. Current workflows to identify and correct any data entry errors are time-consuming. They require clinicians to fix errors after the fact based on feedback from the office
The home-based health industry is burdened with extensive documentation, particularly when it comes to the OASIS data set mandated by CMS.
This dataset, is crucial for every covered home health patient. includes hundreds of data points related to daily living activities, diagnoses, medications, and demographics. Accurate OASIS data is essential as it impacts CMS reimbursement, star ratings, and value-based purchasing scores. However, the complexity and volume of OASIS questions make precise data entry. Challenging, with documentation taking 45 to 90 minutes per patient.
Additionally, current workflows for correcting errors are inefficient. often requiring clinicians to revisit and amend. Data post-submission, which adds further strain on already time-consuming processes.
